Since I had the Matrix Orbital display arrive, I thought I’d jump to a little work on the front panel. The LCD will be situated on the lower center of the front face. The Dakota Digital gauges will flank it on the left and the right, with the widescreen LCD sitting above it.

Sometimes you just have to improvise… As (bad) luck would have it, the Via Artigo that I wanted to put in this case, seems to be out of stock everywhere I look. Most eta’s put it’s arrival at the middle of March. Well, I’m way to impatient to wait almost a month before it arrives.

I was out of town last weekend, and it’s been a busy week, so I wasn’t able to get much in the way of real modding done, but work still continued. I was able to get a few more miscellaneous parts ordered, including the elusive LCD screen.

Oh, the irony… As I type this update, DFI has announced the possibility of SLI and Crossfire capable mATX motherboards. It’s something that I’ve wanted for quite some time now. Especially since my current eVGA SLI board is showing it’s age. At this point, it’s come a little too late to change the course of this project. I’ve got the perfect case in the Rogue, and it’s ATX or nothing at this point. So, that brings me to the following update.